Some more clarification please. If I have 2 servers, one in city A called CITYASERVER and one in city B called CITYBSERVER, how do they talk to one another? They are both on the web but not through wan or lan.
CITYASERVER has R:Tango with ODBC set up for a database c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydirectory\mydatabase.db1 CITYBSERVER has R:Tango with ODBC set up for a database c:\inetpub\wwwroot\somedirectory\somedatabase.db1 Can I have a taf on CITYASERVER do a DBMS that gets info from CITYBSERVER database? Is the C:\inetpub\wwwroot replaced with \\ servername or ? Thanks, Brent Skean Current Solutions -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, December 01, 2001 4:36 AM Subject: Re: UNC in RBase? - Razzak's Reply >In a message dated 12/1/2001 6:52:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< OK, my turn for dumb question which of course is NOT a dumb question... I > read the above, but what does it mean? That servername = sharename (what the > heck is that?) = this directory \filename? And why would it be useful in > R:Base? >> > >David, > >UNC allows you to connect to files over different platforms where you have >the rights to, without mapping a drive letter. Such as the connection to the >RBase Syntax address on the web site is: http://www.rsyntax.com/. > >By using UNC, you dont have to worry about drive mappings, you can directly >connect to the directory and files, as long as you have the rights to them. >In my shop, we have 3 servers, FS1 through 3. > >Our full time database resides on FS3 in the directory \Programs\RBData\ with >a Database name of ShpInv . > >I do most of my development work on FS1, and the computer in my office that >has that mapping on it. To connect to my development database from a computer >that doesn't have Server FS1 mapped, I can connect to it with UNC by using >the following command: > >Conn \\FS1\Programs\RBData\ShpInv. > >The command breaks down as ><Servername = FS1(SharableName)> \ ><Directory = Programs\RBData> \ ><FileName=ShpInv> > >This can be done on a LAN, as in my situation, or over a WAN, or even over >the web, through Virtual Private Network connections. The overhead over a WAN >or the web with out a REAL fast link (i.e. T-1 or better) KILLS database >performance That's when you use Oterro. Oterro can also simulate a >Client/Server environment, where only the data you need is transfered over a >link, not the entire database. > >I hope that explains it a little better. And, if not, put another post up. > >Damon > >Damon D. Kaufman >President >Stalder Spring Works, Inc >ISO-9002 / QS-9000 Certified >2345 S. Yellow Springs St. >Springfield, Ohio 45506 >Voice 937,322,6120 >Fax 937,322,2126 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
